victimize

English

Alternative forms

• victimise (British)

Etymology

victim +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvɪktɪmʌɪz/

Verb

1. To make someone a victim or sacrifice.
2. To punish someone unjustly.
3. To swindle or defraud someone.

Derived terms

• victimization
• victimizer

Translations

to make someone a victim or sacrifice

• Catalan: victimitzar
• French: victimiser (fr), victimer (fr)
• Galician: vitimizar
• Georgian: მსხვერპლად ქცევა (msxverṗlad kceva), მსხვერპლად შეწირვა (msxverṗlad šec̣irva)
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• German: viktimisieren
• Italian: vittimizzare
• Portuguese: vitimar, vitimizar
• Serbo-Croatian: viktimizirati (sh)
• Spanish: victimizar (es)

to punish someone unjustly

• Portuguese: injustiçar
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defraud — see defraud

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• French: ^{(please verify)} victimer (fr)
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